Thought for the Day
04-26-2013 | 09:59 AM
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"The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency."
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04-27-2013 | 03:07 AM
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The tragedy in Waco is part of a larger story about the deregulation of business in
the name of pocketing massive profits.
by Jim White
'Free Market' Ayn Rand Ideology Was a Root Cause of the Horrific Explosion in Texas | Alternet
the name of pocketing massive profits.
by Jim White
'Free Market' Ayn Rand Ideology Was a Root Cause of the Horrific Explosion in Texas | Alternet
04-27-2013 | 09:21 AM
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"If we cannot dare acknowledging reality, then how can we solve our problems? If we cannot bear an awareness of our systemic rot and unsustainability, then how can we move past denial and expediency?"
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04-29-2013 | 09:17 AM
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Yes I did read it. And if we only had more government regulations then 9-11 and Fort Hood would not have happened because more government is always the answer to all of our problems. If it weren't for the government I wouldn't know how to get up in the morning and tie my shoes.
04-29-2013 | 09:22 AM
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Your premise is that free markets cause all woes, but we are very far from free markets in the areas cited.
04-30-2013 | 01:17 PM
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Yes I did read it. And if we only had more government regulations then 9-11 and Fort Hood would not have happened because more government is always the answer to all of our problems. If it weren't for the government I wouldn't know how to get up in the morning and tie my shoes.
05-01-2013 | 03:47 PM
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Employment
Labor market statistics for March: 1. North Dakota: US state with the lowest unemployment rate at 3.3%.
2. William County, ND: US county with the lowest unemployment rate at 1%.
3. Midland, TX: US metropolitan area with the lowest unemployment rate at 3.1%.
What is the common factor here? These cities, counties and states are in regions experiencing booming, job-creating economic growth because of one common factor: shale oil.
Mark Perry
2. William County, ND: US county with the lowest unemployment rate at 1%.
3. Midland, TX: US metropolitan area with the lowest unemployment rate at 3.1%.
What is the common factor here? These cities, counties and states are in regions experiencing booming, job-creating economic growth because of one common factor: shale oil.
Mark Perry
05-01-2013 | 05:41 PM
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Labor market statistics for March: 1. North Dakota: US state with the lowest unemployment rate at 3.3%.
2. William County, ND: US county with the lowest unemployment rate at 1%.
3. Midland, TX: US metropolitan area with the lowest unemployment rate at 3.1%.
What is the common factor here? These cities, counties and states are in regions experiencing booming, job-creating economic growth because of one common factor: shale oil.
Mark Perry
2. William County, ND: US county with the lowest unemployment rate at 1%.
3. Midland, TX: US metropolitan area with the lowest unemployment rate at 3.1%.
What is the common factor here? These cities, counties and states are in regions experiencing booming, job-creating economic growth because of one common factor: shale oil.
Mark Perry
All I can say is WOW !
05-09-2013 | 07:29 AM
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Re: Thought for the Day
The Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent search for the perpetrators also was touched by John Galt. Technology has existed for nearly 20 years that can make individual production lots of explosives traceable. But when it came time to implement the technology, the NRA and other gun enthusiasts managed to limit the inclusion of taggants to plastic explosives and to specifically exempt black powder (otherwise known as gunpowder) from being required to be traceable.
The Boston bombs used black powder. If investigators had been able to know within hours of the blast where and when the black powder was purchased, would they have been able to arrest the bombers sooner and without the subsequent death of one police officer and near death of another?
The full shutdown of Boston on Friday would not have happened if the brothers had been arrested Wednesday or Thursday through tracing the black powder they purchased. But no, John Galt said that gunpowder manufacturers shouldn’t have to spend the extra pennies to tag production lots and the inclusion of taggants in gunpowder infringes the rights of gun owners in a de facto registration of their ammunition, so society has to suffer the consequences of this freedom...
The Boston bombs used black powder. If investigators had been able to know within hours of the blast where and when the black powder was purchased, would they have been able to arrest the bombers sooner and without the subsequent death of one police officer and near death of another?
The full shutdown of Boston on Friday would not have happened if the brothers had been arrested Wednesday or Thursday through tracing the black powder they purchased. But no, John Galt said that gunpowder manufacturers shouldn’t have to spend the extra pennies to tag production lots and the inclusion of taggants in gunpowder infringes the rights of gun owners in a de facto registration of their ammunition, so society has to suffer the consequences of this freedom...
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